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Matt Lauer Recreates Michael Jordan's Leap

By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Aug 14, 2012 6:20PM

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Matt Lauer harnessed up to be like Mike

The Today Show tried to recreate this famous shot of Michael Jordan during the 1988 slam dunk competition, using Matt Lauer as a guinea pig. Photographer Bill Smith, who took the original photo, came on board to recreate the image and speaks a little about his experience with the original shot in 1988. Plus, Michael Jordan talks about the shot and pokes some fun at Matt Lauer.

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